1st baby and stressing out !

Hi everyone ! Im sure im not the only one but...I naturally tend to worry and overthink a lot so you can imagine how my anxiety levels are right now ! Im 14 weeks 2 days, had my booking scan, all good and well but still can’t stop worrying about losing the baby. Never miscarried before, im 29 years old with a low risk pregnancy, healthy SO (significant other) WHY AM I STRESSING SO (significant other) MUCH ???
My next scan is 23rd of March and it seems so far away (

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I’m 12 weeks with my first pregnancy & I definitely relate. I’m 19 years old, super healthy, my dr visits have been normal and she says everything is growing beautifully. I have my NIPT testing on Valentine’s Day and I’m worried about that but all together I just worry about everything! I too am so scared of losing the baby and as hard as I try to not read horror stories they even come up on here sometimes!! People say the second trimester is when you’re safe but I honestly don’t think I’m going to feel 100% until my little nugget is actually here in my arms!!!! Good luck to you ❤️❤️❤️❤️

You are definitely not alone!! I think many many women are stressed during their whole pregnancy. I know I am!

Are you able to listen to the heartbeat at appointments? That’s helpful. And you’re sooo close to feeling fetal movement which is a really reassuring thing! ☺️ As each week passes I feel safer and safer. Medicine is amazing these days and if God forbid you deliver early, many teeny tiny babies do just fine! For me the only time I fully relaxed was after 30ish weeks. Best of luck to you and baby!

It's totally normal. I do this same thing despite the odds being in my favor of this being a healthy pregnancy. It really does help when you start feeling the movement, you get daily reassurance that your baby is doing well.

Worrying is really a part of being a parent though, it really never stops. Once the baby is here you worry about stuff like SIDs, childhood illnesses, bad falls, etc. I have to just stop myself and remember most of it is out of my hands, and nothing positive comes from worrying. All I'm doing is not enjoying the experience of pregnancy/parenthood that I'm so lucky to be having.

Thank you everyone for your lovely comments ! I feel bad because I feel like I should enjoy this pregnancy more instead of stressing. I have been having these period like cramps, very mild, no blood or discharge, and I think thats what got me worried. From what I have read these are quite normal but anything happening inside is freaking me out a bit !!

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